#sia is ableist

[futuristictheoristcowboy]

its so disheartening to see non autistics comfort 30 year old mothers complaining about their autistic children

#like idk #it makes me want to throw up and i feel like everytime it happens an angel is being crushed like a bug under the devils heel #lmao but uh #been seeing a lot of people complain about autism #and im seeing way more “im autistic but i know when to shut up!” like uhrrrr ki #and its probably... not autistic people themselves... #no... playing pretend as a kid doesnt mean you have autism #or doing the imaginay computer thing with the paper #or stimming #like #stimming as an autistic person is waaaaaay different than stimming cus ure bored or waiting for something #like that is quite literally my homeostasis in action or whatever #i think idk how it works #if i cant do it im sorry but im literally what you will call inconvinient #like im glad autistic people are having fun and doing silly little memes for ourselves but #so many people want in now... #and they're just really disrespectful and really ableist #AND YES YOU CAN BE DISABLED AND ABLEIST????? #LIKE ?????? #its like how with sia being autistic doesnt make her film okay its fucking awful and disgusting and its so depresseing as an autistic perso #she still belittled and made autistic children seem like inconviniences or hurdles in a neurotypicals life #same thing with the good doctor except i think no one there was autistic #which by the way i also thought it was weird how people made fun of that hand dryer scene thing #that was also disgusting #i cant believe the amount of “im autistic and i would just walk aways” i saw #like i actually felt sick seeing that sentiment spread #im sorry if im being overly sensitive but this is also extremely heartbreaking for me to see and i know im not the only one

[hidingoutbackstage]

“I love the kind of purity that autistic people have” well sounds like the autistic people you’re interacting with are lame as hell I like sucking and fucking nasty and calling people bitch

#sid rants #autistic #sorry i bore witness to one of sia’s stupid interviews about her ableist movie where she said some shit like that #‘oh it’s a purity they have and that’s why i’ve fallen in love with the autistic community’ well we hate you now. bitch

[orange-ghost]

Long post? I've been thinking a lot about Sia's "Music" lately. No, I'm not trying to insult her. I'm talking about the film. Her diagnosis has been all over my timelines, and most people are condemning her for the film's content nonetheless.

I think all the other big Autism accounts have criticized her well enough that I don't need to add on. As they should. They've all said what I wanted to say & I personally won't be forgiving her so easily. But the "Music" fiasco... actually reminds me of how PAPERBOY (my webcomic) was born, in a way?

Matthew & his classmates have lived in my head since 2015. And I remember that when I started PB, I actually didn't know I was Autistic yet, either. At the time, all I knew was that I was a kid in Special Ed, that disability was an unspeakable topic, and that a lot of the people involved in it treated me badly.

Kids' brains are like sponges-- they soak up whatever's around them. And I was raised drowning inside of an awful program. One that didn't show nor teach us respect, acceptance, or anything like that.

I resented, looked down at "certain" kids with the more noticeable disabilities, for "making SPED kids look bad! You're the reason we ALL get seen as less than!" And the thought that I could ever really count as a disabled kid was my worst nightmare. Because in my head, being disabled would mean that all this abuse was justified. And that I was truly & utterly inferior.

And I'd wring out all that nasty thought-process water. It would spill onto the pages of notebooks that became PAPERBOY's first drafts. And oh, believe me, it stained.

But, unlike Sia, I was a kid then. She's grown. She also put that shitty story up for all to see, while mine was restricted to notebooks. And it was only a year or two after I learned about being diagnosed as a baby that the ND movement(s) started blowing up online. So I looked into it, and like... it opened my 14-year-old mind up a lot.

So you know what I started doing? CHANGING THE STORY. Writing a better one. One that was much less hateful. And I changed the core message from "fuck disability, and fuck Special Ed too!" to "being different is not something we should feel punished and pain for. We are a community. And we deserve better."

Autism is neutral & one if the most human things I can think of. It's not to be demonized or glorified. It's not a tragedy, and it's not always some amazing miracle, either. We are people, not props. We deserve to be spoken & storytold about realistically. And we should be embraced at the end of the day. You need to be willing to learn how to listen & respect life's Autistics as they are.

Sia can't undo the real life harm she & her ableism inflicted. I can't, either. But... she CAN choose to change, grow up & out of it, and maybe lead her audience with her. Hopefully, with her new diagnosis, all that time offline, and a crap ton of self-reflection, she can. I mean, I managed, and I'm nowhere near as life-experienced, smart, OR skilled as she is!

Truth be told, I kinda hope she makes another Autism movie? With a big writing team of experienced, Autistic storytellers who know what they're doing. Cast Autistic actors. And instead of writing about somebody that she clearly doesn't see as an equal, she can actually level with them & write them a better story, too. "Music" was dedicated to somebody, right? I think that Somebody deserved a story where they're not just seen, but they're heard. And spotlighted! (Music certainly wasn't.) So... why not try again?

Or hey, maybe not even that, maybe she can try writing from her own experiences as an Autistic woman this time. Growing up undiagnosed, what that was like for her, dealing with a taught self-hatred in a mask that seems to have controlled her life.

I don't know. I like to live my life focusing more on what we CAN do about something instead of doubling down or getting stuck on what we can't. And I think others should, too.

Doubt she's reading this, but like... you've gotta make this right, Sia. Do better. Figure something else out. That's all.

#sia #sia music #sia music film #autism #autistic #actually autistic #actually autism #thoughts #thought dump #Music movie #Music sia #autistic artist #being autistic #internalized ableism #ableism #ableist violence #ableist people #ableist language cw #special education #special ed #undiagnosed disability #disability #undiagnosed autism #undiagnosed autistic #disabled creator #disabled writer #self improvement

[cephalosporine]

TW for ableism, Sia‘s movie. Also the picture isn‘t meant to make fun of people, this is just kinda truly how i feel

When you‘re autistic but really dig Sia‘s music

#Sia is still the worst!

#fuck her and her movie!

#autism #late diagnosed autistic #sia is the worst #autistic artist #autistic feels #autistic problems #ableist bullshit #ableism #trigger warning!!!

[tales-of-the-dense]

The only way you could ever make me watch a doctor strange movie is if they brought Vincent Price back from the dead to play him

#reminder that benedict cumberbatch is an ableist piece of shit! ❤️ #‘oh that quote was taken out of context’ no lmao?? #he definitely was v clear that he thinks there’s only one way to be autistic and that that includes an intellectual and developmental #disability. he took the abled ‘so inspiring’ route to describe autistic children. #he made it clear he thought you could only be autistic if you needed full time support and care #that no autistic person could ever have the autonomy or lower support needs to outwardly appear ‘normal’ #THAT RHETORIC IS DAMAGING. #i guess allistics just don’t know how truly insidious things can be like #do you know what some parents DO to their autistic children bc of that thinking? #maybe if he’d even TRIED to apologize at some point I’d be less of a stickler #but it’s also so clear that people care more about slobbering over a posh white man than protecting autistic people #even Sia faced mroe consequences than he did! #doctor strange and the multiverse of madness #yeah this is going in the tag. #mcu critical

[deeps-repus]

Elastic heart is playing in the store and I'm actually mourning

#i loved sia i was so upset by her nightmare ableist movie

[fairieboywhump]

not only do i condemn sia, i would like to personally be the reason she dies

#oh youre suicidal???? do it then. cunt. #i dont agree with suicide baiting in any context but talking abt a random ableist celebrity who glorified restraints that kill us #and how i wish she had just fucking done it if shes so depressed and suicidal #is not suicide baiting #sia should simply drop fucking dead . #and id like to be the annoying asshole who puts the final nail in the coffin and kills her frankly

[queeraliensposts]

As an autistic person, I am fucking terrified of what's gonna happen around December.

A few months ago it was announced that Amber Heard is gonna be in a movie about an autistic boy in an El Salvadorian town in the 1800s who is accused of being possessed, and Amber Heard's character is an American psychiatrist who is going to cure the boy.

If you don't see the problem with this premise, you either live under a rock or you hate autistic people. The fact that one article about the film was written by a Heard supporter who described the boy as having "special abilities" is proof of the kind of ableism that is rampant in "leftist" circles.

Autism is a DISABILITY, it's not a disease, it's not a superpower, it's a DISABILITY!!!!!!

Does it make life harder for us, sure! But we don't need to be cured, and disabled people have been saying that for years!

During the Sia situation, so many non-autistic people were attacking the autistic community because how dare we want a say on how we want to be represented, not to mention just recently disabled people were attacked for asking Lizzo to remove an ableist slur from a recent song. I am worried that this situation will be much worse cause it's happening close to the Depp vs Heard case.

I don't give a fuck what your stance is on the Depp vs Heard trial, Amber Heard is profiting on the dehumanization of autistic people and if you support her, you are an ableist piece of shit!

#into the fire #autism #actuallyautistic #amber heard #I don't care if you think Johnny is guilty #if you support someone who profits of the misrepresentation if autistic people you are an awful person

[wormworker]

I will never forgive Sia. I will never forget what she did.

I can't hear any of her songs or see her name without getting physically ill.

Her actions were such violent, such personal attacks at the Autistic community, and clearly instead of listening to urgent criticism, she lashed out & claimed victimhood.

She showed her true colors as a manipulative, ableist bully & a coward.

#sia music #ableism #autmisia #actuallyautistic #actually autistic #social justice #disability tag #disability justice #disability rights #human rights #civil rights

[i-like-omori]

guys...

so sia made a ableist weird autism movie called "music" i think

and i have horrible fucking memory when it comes to celebrities

so I FUCKING THOUGHT THEY SAID SZA MADE A ABLEIST AUTISM MOVE

and then i watched a yt vid and they said "sia" and i was like "who the hell is sia" so i look her up

SHES THE ONE WHO SUNG CHANDELIER AND CHEAP THRILLS AND WAS THE ONE WITH THE BIG BOW TWO COLOR HAIR AND THE MY LITTLE PONY PONY

I THOUGHT THAT WAS LADY GAGA?

#guys who the fuck is a celebrity #i swear you could literally name any celebrity and i wouldn't know them

[do-angels-dream-of-starry-seas]

Because I'm curious :)

#sia #music movie #poll #autism #actually autistic

[genderqueerpositivity]

I watched a clip of the podcast where Sia comes out as autistic earlier.

Firstly, that fucking movie she made was absolutely atrocious, and I personally feel that her attempts at apologizing to the autistic community in general--and the non-speaking community specifically--were extremely inadequate.

But...I am genuinely sympathetic. I can't sit here and act like coming to understand myself as autistic (and neurodivergent in general) wasn't one of the hardest and messiest periods of my life.

Because that shit is hard. It's an entire reconceptualization of self and identity, it's reprocessing all of your memories in a new light, and it's becoming newly hyper-aware of every little way in which you move, think, act, and feel differently from nearly everyone else around you.

It may not be true for everyone (or popular to admit), but during that time I experienced every single one of the five stages of grief at one point or another, and not linearly either. It was not a smooth road to acceptance. And I've been going through the same thing over the past few months, to a lesser degree, since my ADHD diagnosis.

I also know that when you're new to the neurodivergent communities, it can be very hard to discern good information and trustworthy voices from bad information and untrustworthy sources. Hell, I thought the Autism Speaks website was a good source until the first time I stumbled across a blog by an autistic activist.

And yet none of that is an excuse for continuing to be ableist after you've been told that your words and actions are ableism.

I've already seen folks saying that we don't claim her, and that is their right. But she will be associated with our community from now on, no less than Elon Musk (derogatory) is.

And so I hope that she will be better. Work on that internalized ableism. Learn to listen to multiply marginalized autistic people. Realize that there is power in telling her own story rather than co-opting stories that aren't your own to tell. Learn to apologize properly. Learn to interact with and be a part of the autistic community without defensiveness or resentment.

No small tasks there, because her reputation precedes her.

#op #ableism tw #autism speaks tw #anyway #brace yourselves #the 'everyone has a label these days' comments are coming #neurotypicals (derogatory) #(that's a joke. mostly.)

[dontcallmeeds]

Okay so I just started watching Heartbreak High and I have only seen opinions of the show on tiktok NOT on here because I just got into the show so plssss bare with me if this point has been made on here because god I love and respect tumblr opinions wayyy more than tiktok.

So, my favorite character so far is Quinni. As someone with autism, Chloé really gave it her all as someone with audhd to give us a truly authentic and relateable character. I even decided that she’s gonna be a lot of my work makeup inspiration because her looks are SO fun and I love incorporating jewels/stars/glitter into my looks as is.

SO! My opinion I want to share after only watching a little bit of the show so far has to come with the explanation of I saw a ton of tiktoks when it first came out that “it’s not in Sasha’s character to be ableist”. Ummm did those people even watch the show???

Sasha makes fun of a kid with an autoimmune disorder calling him “bubble boy”. When Quinni says it’s kinda rude she’s like “not if I don’t say it to his face.” Okay???? Girllll.

And then at the party where she’s all “but I’ve met other people with autism and you’re like really emotionally intelligent.” Quinni literally clocks her ableism by calling her Sia. But Sasha drags her back in and convinces her she needs to do research.

Do you know how many partners/friends I’ve had who were super sneaky ableists? Idk, I haven’t finished the show and had to rewatch episode 2, but it is 1000% her character. It’s okay if you like Sasha, her character just reminds me of my exes/ex best friends way way too much.

#I’m sorry this is long winded i really like this show and all the characters! #i don’t want to dog on anyone who likes Sasha #heartbreak high #quinni my beloved #quinni gallagher jones #quinni heartbreak high #quinni and sasha #sasha heartbreak high #ableism #autism #asd #chloe hayden

[fdelopera]

sorry not even remotely sorry. she actively promoted and advocated for methods of abuse that have killed autistic people (lying on top of someone and holding them down until they suffocate). and she referred to it as “crushing [an autistic person] with love” -- FUCK HER. and that abuse tactic has caused PTSD for countless autistic people. not to mention consulting with Autism $peaks for fucks sake!! and promoting harmful autistic stereotypes. and refusing to cast an autistic actor in an autistic role. and being generally ableist as fucking hell. and when the autistic community called her out on her bullshit, she attacked us! fuck sia.

#i love you meme #destiel #sorry not even remotely sorry #fuck sia #now she needs to be quiet #& listen to autistic advocates who've had to repair the damage she's done and have done more for the autistic community than she ever will

[masked-lullaby]

Introductory Post ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁

Introductory Post but with more detailed information than @aac-user-pony!

@aac-user-pony (side-blog acting as main blog) is our blog we'll be more interactive on! As in with tags, talking, & so on! This main blog is more so for reblogs now that may not fit onto other blogs!

Hello! Host is Fluttershy dreams, but you can call me Flutters as well. I go by it/its. I'm part of a [Programmed] HC-DID system, we have a front and a back system who are the Crotcheted Collective (Front) and Quilted System (Back). I'm a Fluttershy fictive and selfhood with her heavily.

I'm a cupid aroace [have a tad bit of attraction], trixic, bambi lesboy femboy who greatly identifies with the xenogender Somvisphere!

We're greatly disabled and disordered, which includes level 2 autism, being semiverbal + an AAC user, schizo-spec, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, tic disorder, and DPD + NPD! Though there is more but I'm only comfortable sharing the listed above!

As an autistic person My Little Pony is my special interest! Same with horror! One of my common hyperfixations I always loop back to is Muffins Saga by Rei! Though I don't like Rei as a person. Though I enjoy mlp horror greatly with my non-mlp horror!

We have multiple blogs, this blog is more for other's art, health, funny things, and just a blog where I ramble as well! We have blogs dedicated to Agere, AAC hoarding, Creator Blog, and Horror Blog!!

Agere Blog - @small-pony

AAC Emojis & Symbols Blog - @aac-hoarder-flutters

Horror Blog - @scaredy-pony

People are allowed to ID our posts and images. We are unable to make IDs ourselves due to immense struggling for writing it.

DNI + Boundaries: System Discourse (All), Ableists, Pro-Ship, Rad-Queer, Anti-Agere / Petre, Sia + Autism Speaks Defenders, & Basic DNIs

We heavily dislike discourse, Endos and Neutral-stance, alongside anti-stance are allowed to interact, just NO discourse please. It's a stressing topic for us.

#Sleepy greets #high support needs #medium support needs #level 2 autism #level 2 autistic #semiverbal #blog intro #intro post #introduction #introductory post

[possession1981]

anyway i’m watching sia’s ableist horrible film bc i am an academic and trying to establish myself in critical autism studies so

#p